| Nadleśnictwo Antonin | ul. Wrocławska 11 tel. 062 734 81 24, 0 606 684 513; faks 062 734 81 28 e-mail: antonin@poznan.lasy.gov.pl http://www.lasypanstwowe.poznan.pl/antonin |
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English page: Antonin Forest District Antonin Forest District Antonin, ul. Wrocławska 11 63–421 Przygodzice tel. 062 734 81 24, 062 734 81 47 faks 062 734 81 28 www.poznan.lasy.gov.pl/antonin
The Antonin Forest District is located in the Wielkopolska Region, and is part of Ostrów and Ostrzeszów powiats. The district is included in the “Rychtalskie Forests” Promotional Forest Complex. The majority of the District’s forests are located in the picturesque vale of the River Barycz in the Odolanowska Valley (Milicz Valley). An area of the forest spreads into the eastern part of the Trzebnicki Rampart (in the vicinity of the Ostrzeszów and Twardogóra Hills).
Until 1939 most of the Antoin forests were the property of Michał Radziwiłł. In the period between the wars the other forest areas belonged to the Wanda Forest District and the Helenów property, as well as other owners. The Moja Wola locality was created out of forests which used to belong to the: Możdżanów, Konradów and Moja Wola properties, as well as to other smaller properties. The Lipski family from Górzno owned the Możdżanów property. Its forest area measured ca. 800 has. The owner of Konradów property was the Wrocław Chapter. The area encompassed one forest neighbouring that of the of the Moja Wola property. In the east, its boundary was adjacent to the former border of the Polish state. Until the end of World War Two, the forest of the Moja Wola property belonged to baroness Agnes Diergardt. The forest of the Świeca locality was initially a part of the “Krotoszyn Domesne”. Its first owner was Marcin Wierzbięta–Krotowski, the proprietor of Krotoszyn. Until 1927 the demesne was owned by several private Polish and German owners (for example, German Duke Thurn und Taxis from Regensburg). The „Krotoszyn Domesne” was finally liquidated and by way of an obligatory sale procedure it was purchased by the Polish state.
The Antonin District forest constitutes a reasonably united area of woodland. Although the District consists of over one hundred sub-groups, the majority of the forest areas are grouped in three large woodland tracts, which are mostly pine forests, mainly with Scots pine and some European larch and Norwegian spruce. Coniferous forest is the most popular. Forest habitats of wet-ground forests and beech forests are covered with deciduous trees such as common oak, European hornbeam and European beech, and are often found in protection zones of lakes, larger watercourses and canals, particularly in the Moja Wola locality. This area also contains floodplain forest and alder forest, i.e. wet habitats of which black alder, European ash, poplar and aspen dominate. In this area there are various forms of nature conservation. One of them is the “Wydymacz” Nature Reserve, covering an area of The Barycz Vale Landscape Park is one of the largest landscape parks in Poland. Among the arguments for protecting the area of the Barycza vale by law, which is precious due to its natural and landscape values, was the fact that this area contains the largest and oldest fish pond water parks (Milicz Ponds and Przygodzice Ponds), including the adjacent peat bogs, floodplain forest and alder forest. It is also an area of great landscape diversity, a variety of ecosystems with a wealth of flora and fauna (there are over 100 tracts of flora which contain approximately 50 protected species; and almost 300 birds species in the Barycza Vale), as well as unique landscape, places of historical and cultural value. These include old estate manors’ parks, historical urban settlements and religious buildings. A large part of the forest area is also part of the NATURA 2000 site, which includes the existing special bird protection area (the Barycz Vale), as well as the envisaged special protection habitat area (i.e. Wildlife Refuge on the Barycz River). In our area, among the nature monuments there are mainly aged large common oaks, which in the vicinity of Antonin grow in a big cluster of approximately 250 trees (it is the second largest oaks’ group after Rogalin’s Oaks). The most ancient oak in the Antonin Forest is ca. 460 years old and has the circumference of
The forests in the Antonin district are commonly regarded as especially interesting and attractive. This is confirmed by the large number of tourists and holidaymakers who visit the area. The forest is open for everybody. To assist our visitors we have created car parks and defined hiking and cycling trails, which in total measure several dozens kilometres. However, everyone should bear in mind that in some parts the presence of people is not recommended. These places include wildlife refuges (where silence and tranquillity is required). Other sections are indicated by foresters, where entrance is not allowed due to hazards, such as forest protection activities, timber felling or fire safety.
For many years we have paid a lot of attention and effort to organizing meetings, particularly with the young, where we try to present the work of foresters, as well as the life of the forest and its inhabitants. For our guests we have prepared:
We assist teachers in nature and forest education for children and the youth; we also organise or co-organise various competitions. |
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